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Title: Little Known Museums in and Around Paris by Rachel Kaplan ISBN: 0-8109-2676-8 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 September, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.86 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: For the Paris Devotee'
Comment: We recently used this guide extensively while in Paris for a week. Having done the usual "big name" tourist stops, we were looking for a convenient way to see Paris in-depth. This book met our needs completely. I am looking forward to more work from this author.
Rating: 4
Summary: After the Louvre and Orsay, What?
Comment: Rachel Kaplan's engaging little book is a fascinating guide to some of the many museums in and around Paris that do NOT make it into the big guidebooks. Everyone has heard of the Louvre, the Orsay, even the Musee Rodin, but what about the others? Some of them are small museums run by devoted individuals; at least one (the Musee de la Marine in the Trocadero complex) is, I believe, run by the French government.
This is a book badly in need of updating. Three years ago, when I used to to visit the Maison de Balzac on Rue Raynouard, the information on transportation, hours, and addresses was of relatively recent vintage and, consequently, more trustworthy.
While Kaplan's contributions are wonderful and the many black and white and color photographs memorable, the publisher did a very mediocre job of presentation. I do not care for the book's alphabetic orientation and deplore the unhelpful single map.
One more negative: There are many other small museums in Paris that are not even mentioned in passing, such as the Musee de la Serrure (locks, keys, and door knockers); Musee de la Poste (mail service); Musee Guimet (Oriental art); the new museum of Jewish history near the Pompidou Center -- to mention just a few.
And yet, I look forward in a couple of weeks to visiting the Musee Delacroix and the Musee Cognac-Jay, neither of which appear in my other guidebooks. This is a very useful book for those who wish to explore lesser-known parts of the City of Lights. I look forward to a new edition which will make it even more useful.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book about Paris Museums!
Comment: We own a copy of 'Little Known Museums in and Around Paris', and after over 18 years of visiting Paris and its many Great museums, we found that we still missed 12 out of the 30 museums listed in her book.Now we can't wait to go back and visit these 12 that Ms. Kaplan has so thoroughly and appealingly described, with the many magnificent photos and well researched text, this is a book to savour in an armchair, or to use to preview your next trip. We have already put 'The Fan Museum' and the 'Maurice Ravel Museum' on our 'MUST SEE', for our upcoming summer trip. Thank you for listening.
Lana & Murray Singer (New York City)
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Title: Walking Paris : Thirty Original Walks In and Around Paris by Gilles Desmons ISBN: 0844201413 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Little-Known Museums in and Around Rome by Rachel Kaplan ISBN: 0810929147 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Historic Restaurants of Paris: A Guide to Century-Old Cafes, Bistros, and Gourmet Food Shops by Ellen Williams ISBN: 1892145030 Publisher: Little Bookroom Pub. Date: 10 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Food Lover's Guide to Paris, 4th edition by Patricia Wells, Susan Herrmann Loomis ISBN: 0761114793 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Michelin the Green Guide Paris (Michelin Green Guide: Paris, 4th Ed) by Michelin Travel Publications ISBN: 2060008735 Publisher: Michelin Travel Publications Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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